LOUISE
a song from Rudebox
a song from Rudebox
What Robbie Says about Louise:
"When I was writing and recording Intensive Care with Stephen Duffy, Louise, by the Human League, kept on being the centre point on what I wanted to achieve with the record. With Louise, I remember when it first came out, and then I didn’t listen to it for ages until the middle of the 90s. When I heard it again it kind of broke my heart thinking of a period of time I had back when... I wanted to make an album that would hopefully break a few hearts in 10/15 years time. Louise was the template for the Intensive Care album, so it seemed the natural next step to play homage to it and I think we’ve done a good version of it. I’d always wanted to work with William Orbit, I love my ambient melancholy."
LYRICS:
When you saw her getting off the bus
It seemed to wipe away the years
Her face was older, just a little rough
But her eyes were still so clear
He drank his coffee and he hurried out
Across before she walked away
Then he approached her like a little child
Too scared for what he had to say
It seemed to wipe away the years
Her face was older, just a little rough
But her eyes were still so clear
He drank his coffee and he hurried out
Across before she walked away
Then he approached her like a little child
Too scared for what he had to say
"Hello, Louise
Remember me
Now should we part
Or stay awhile
As if we were still lovers"
Remember me
Now should we part
Or stay awhile
As if we were still lovers"
She took a moment just to recognise
The man she'd known so well before
And as he started to apologise
Lose any bitterness she bore
She gently put her finger on his lips
To let him know she understood
And with her suitcase standing on the floor
Embraced him like a lover would
The man she'd known so well before
And as he started to apologise
Lose any bitterness she bore
She gently put her finger on his lips
To let him know she understood
And with her suitcase standing on the floor
Embraced him like a lover would
He told Louise
"You look so good
It's just you see
You make me feel
As if we were still lovers"
"You look so good
It's just you see
You make me feel
As if we were still lovers"
It's not always true that time heals all wounds
There are wounds that you don't wanna heal
The memories of something really good
Something truly real, that you never found again
There are wounds that you don't wanna heal
The memories of something really good
Something truly real, that you never found again
As if we were still lovers
And though they talked for just a little time
Before she said she had to go
He saw the meeting as a tiny sign
That told him all he had to know
Before she said she had to go
He saw the meeting as a tiny sign
That told him all he had to know
And so Louise
Waved from the bus
And as she left
She gave that smile
As if they were still lovers
Waved from the bus
And as she left
She gave that smile
As if they were still lovers
It's not always true that time heals all wounds
There are wounds that you don't wanna heal
The memories of something really good
Something truly real, that I've never found again
There are wounds that you don't wanna heal
The memories of something really good
Something truly real, that I've never found again
TRADUZIONE:
Quando l'hai vista scendere dal bus
è sembrato che gli anni passati fossero stati spazzati via
Il suo viso era invecchiato,solo un pò più ruvido
ma i suoi occhi erano ancora limpidi
Lui bevve il suo caffè
e si sbrigò ad uscire prima che lei se ne andasse via
Poi lui si avvicinò a lei come un bambino
troppo spaventato per cosa doveva dirle
"Ciao,Louise
ti ricordi di me?
ora dovremmo dividerci o stare un pò insieme
come se fossimo ancora due amanti"
Lei si prese un momento per riconoscere l'uomo
che conosceva così bene un tempo
e lui cominciò a scusarsi
lei perdendo ogni amarezza
gentilmente posò il suo dito sulle labbra
per fargli capire di aver capito
e con la sua valigia poggiata per terra
lo abbracciò come un amante vorrebbe
Lui disse Louise
"sei così bella
è evidente che mi fai sentire
come fossimo ancora amanti"
Non è sempre vero che il tempo cura tutte le ferite
ci sono ferite che non vuoi che guariscano
i ricordi di qualcosa davvero bello
qualcosa di vero,che non troverai di nuovo
Come se fossimo ancora amanti
E anche se parlarono per un pò
prima che lei disse di dover andare via
Lui vide in quell'incontro un piccolo segno
che gli mostrò tutto quello che aveva da sapere
E così Louise
lo salutò dal bus
e mentre stava andando via gli sorrise come fossero ancora amanti
Non è sempre vero che il tempo cura tutte le ferite
Ci sono ferite che non vuoi far guarire
I ricordi di qualcosa di davvero speciale
qualcosa di vero che non ho più provato
